Current Events
In 2026, Xi Jinping remains the president of which country?
China
Which famous passenger ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
Titanic
A wealthy elderly woman recounts falling in love with a poor artist aboard a doomed ocean liner.
Titanic
What is the name of Taylor Swift's fanbase?
Swifties
What is the largest animal currently living on Earth?
Blue Whale
Which Middle eastern country has been at the centre of a major 2026 conflict that has disrupted shipping and global energy markets?
Iran
Which wall fell in 1989, becoming a symbol of the end of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
A clownfish crosses the ocean looking for his son, accompanied by a very forgetful blue fish.
Finding Nemo
Which singer's real name is Stefani Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
Bat
A major flash flood in August 2026 left nearly 1,500 people missing across Nepal and which neighbouring country?
China
The assassination of which Austrian archduke in 1914 helped trigger World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A man unknowingly spends his entire life as the star of a television programme.
The Truman Show
Which actress and singer became the youngest person to win two Emmy Awards for acting?
Zendaya
Which animal has three hearts and blue blood?
Octopus
Which chipmaker recently forecast a roughly 70% increase in sales, driven by continued demand for AI?
Nvidia
Which ancient city was buried following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?
Pompeii
A struggling salesman sleeps in shelters with his young son while trying to become a stockbroker.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Which singer was originally offered the song “Umbrella” before it eventually became a worldwide hit for Rihanna?
Britney Spears
Which animal has the highest blood pressure of any living animal, largely because it needs to pump blood all the way up its long neck?
Giraffe
Which Pacific climate pattern developing in 2026 is forecast by some meteorologists to potentially become the strongest of its kind on record?
El Niño
Which ancient civilisation built Machu Picchu?
The Inca
A U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a patient from a psychiatric facility on a remote island, but nothing is quite what it seems.
Shutter Island
Which celebrity was the first person to reach 100 million followers on Instagram?
Selena Gomez
Which microscopic animal is famous for surviving extreme conditions including radiation, dehydration and exposure to the vacuum of space?
Tardigrade / water bear